General Ability NDA/NA Solved Paper 2020-I (51-100)

Total Questions: 50

1. New Zealand is considered part of which one of the following island groups?

Correct Answer: (c) Polynesia
Solution:

Polynesia is considered as a sub-region of Oceania comprises of thousands of islands scattered over the central and southern part of Pacific Ocean. At consists of New Zealand, Tuvalu, Tonga, Samoa and many other small islands.

2. Which of the following statements with regard to Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is/ are correct?

1. PMKSY was launched during 2015-16
2 The basic aim of PMKSY is to enhance physical access of water on farm
3. One of the main objectives of PMKSY is to achieve convergence ofinvestments in irrigation at the field level
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (d) 1,2 and 3
Solution:

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during 2015-16. The main objectives ofthe PMKSY are, to ensure access for means of irrigation to all agricultural farms in the country, to enhance the physical access of water on the farm, to achieve convergence of
investments in irrigation at the field level, to enhance integrated development of rain-fed areas étc.

3. According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India, which of the following is/are described as a part of Parliament of India?

1. The House of the People
2. The Council of States
3. The President of India
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (d) 1,2 and 3
Solution:

Article 79 of the Constitution of India deals with composition of Parliament of India. The president of India, and both the lower house and the upper house that is Lok sabha (House of the People) and Rajya sabha (council of states) constitute the Parliament.

4. The Five Year Plan was first launched in

Correct Answer: (b) USSR
Solution:

The Five Year Plan was first launched in USSR. The first five-year plan in India was launched in 1951 and since then. It was implemented by then USSR premier Joseph Stalin in 1928. India had launched twelve Five Year Plans and it is no longer exists.

5. The call for Garibi Hatao was incorporated in

Correct Answer: (b) Fifth Five Year Plan
Solution:

The call for Garibi Hatao was incorporated in Fifth Five-Year Plan of India. The main emphasis ofthe fifth five-year plan was on poverty alleviation, employment generation, Self reliance in agriculture production and justice. The period of this five year plan was between
1974 to 1978 but in 1978 the plan was rejected by then government and replaced with new plan.

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Faster and more inclusive growth is related to Eleventh Five-Year Plan, Faster, more Inclusive and sustainable growth is related to Twelfth Five-Year Plan. Correction of disequilibrium caused by Second World War was the objective of first five-year plan. Attaining self-reliance in agriculture production, poverty alleviation and employment generation was the objective of fifth five-year plan.

7. Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?

Correct Answer: (b) Equaljustice and free legal aid
Solution:

Equal justice and free legal aid was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976. It defines- the State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable
legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.

8. A common High Court for two or more states can be established by

Correct Answer: (a) a law passed by the Parliament
Solution:

A common High Court for two or more states or two or more States and a Union territory can be established by a law passed by the Parliament of India. Calcutta high court serves as the high court of Anadaman & Nicobar islands and West Bengal. Similarly, Bombay high court is
the high court for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

9. In the year 1928, a committee of Congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India. The Committee was headed by

Correct Answer: (c) Motilal Nehru
Solution:

In 1928 a committee of Congress headed by Motilal Nehru, drafted a Constitution for India. It is known as Nehru Report. The Committee worked on the principles of the Constitution ofIndia along with the problem of communalism and issue of dominion status and submitted its report in 1929.

10. Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correct?

Correct Answer: (d) He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh
Solution:

Jaipal Singh was was a prolific sportsperson, a politician and a tribal activist. He was member of the Constituent Assembly. He was the captain of Indian hockey team that clinched Gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He also worked for the rights of tribals and creation ofa separate homeland in Chhota nagpur region.